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Walking the Camino to change the lives of children

John on an earlier adventure

The Camino, that historic
pilgrimage route, which starting in France wends its way to Santiago de
Compostela, has long fascinated John Burns, CID’s newest Trustee and long-term
volunteer. Whilst realising that such a pilgrimage might soon be beyond his diminishing physical abilities;
as part of his extended 70th birthday celebrations John
and his son Andy plan to walk the ultimate
part of ‘the way’, the Camino Ingles. In all, this is a distance of some 80
kilometers, starting in Corona and finishing at the great door of Cathedral of
St James, this Good Friday. They believe that this will be an amazing
experience. Both have decided that their adventure should benefit others less fortunate
than themselves, and their pilgrimage walk hopefully will raise funds to repair
a damaged heating system in one of CID Romania’s most successful community
education and welfare projects.

St Cristofer’s in Curtea de Arges
offers local children living in grinding rural poverty help to attend school
regularly and with the very basics of life, like simply having boots or shoes
to wear in winter. Work often so vial that it gives youngsters a chance to
raise themselves out of poverty. All the monies received by them will go
towards the work at St Cristofer’s.

So as John shares “By sponsoring
an old chap with ‘dicky knees’ you can change the life and future of a child,
you can enter your details on our

alternatively send a cheque to Children in Distress to
Camino, John Burns, St Helena, Danby Head, Whitby, YO21 2NL. By Gift Aiding,
your donation, in our Just Giving simply by including your full name and
address, and confirming that you are a UK taxpayer, who wishes your
donation to be Gift Aided the value of your donation will be increased by 25%.
John and Andy have a WhatsApp group, which will keep supporters up to date with
their progress during the walk, so please text your mobile number to
07775695611and you will be updated each day.